Published July 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's National Inpatient Sample

  • 1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR (United States)
  • 2. Department of Medicine, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL (United States)
  • 3. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 4. Department of Surgery, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL (United States)
  • 5. Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC), University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (United States)

Description

To identify racial/ethnic disparities in utilization rates, in-hospital outcomes and health care resource use among Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), African Americans (AA) and Hispanics undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the United States (US).

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.carrev.2019.04.005;
PII
S1553838919302313;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine (Print)
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 546-552
ISSN
1553-8389

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
55052387
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HOSPITALS; PATIENTS; VALVES
Descriptors DEC
BUILDINGS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DISEASES; EQUIPMENT; FLOW REGULATORS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MINORITY GROUPS; POPULATIONS; SPECTROSCOPY

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